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rǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽpan, p. te
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To bind (with a rope), make captive Hí férdon ǽghwiðer and úre earme folc rǽpton (rýpton, MS. C.) and slógan (cf. rǽpling), Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 6. Cyspan and mid racentan rǽpen, Met. 26, 78

Linked entry: ge-rǽpan

gleow-stól

(n.)
Grammar
gleow-stól, es; m.

A glee-stoolseat of joylætitiæ sedessella

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A glee-stool, seat of joy; lætitiæ sedes vel sella Ðone gleowstól [MS. gleáw- prudens, gnarus] bróðor mín ágnade my brother possessed the seat of joy, Exon. 130 a; Th. 499, 1; Rä. 88, 9

flyhte

(n.)
Grammar
flyhte, es; m.

A patch

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Mk. L. R. 2, 21. Nǽnig mon setteþ cláþ flyhti neówenne in hrægl ald nemo inmittit commissuram panni rudis in vestimentum vetus, Mt. R. 9, 16

Linked entry: cláþ-flyhte

munuc-behát

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-behát, es; n.
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A monastic vow 'Án munuc cóm and gyrnde míre dehter, sylle ic hí him oððe ná?' 'Asecge hwæðer hé his Gode wiðsace and his fulluhte and his munucbeháte,' Hml. A. 197, 81: 198, 95

Linked entry: be-hát

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.

modesty, bashfulnessshame, confusionwhat causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame the private part

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Ne sceolon æt ǽnige habban sceame non erubescant in me 68, 7.

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Met. Fox 26, 72; Met. 26, 36. Ne árás betwyx wífa bearnum mára Johanne Fulwihtere, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 11. Ðes is mára ðonne Saolmon, 12, 42. Nys óðer máre bebod, Mk. Skt. 12, 31.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

feallan

to runto be overcometo stumblesnareto failfall awaydecaycrumble away

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Th. 117, 13. to prostrate oneself in reverence:-- Gif þú feallest tó and weorþast (si cadens adoraveris me, Mt. 4, 9), Bl. H. 27, 18. Englas geþafedon þæt mennisce men him tó feóllon, Hml. Th. i. 38, 28.

a-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lecgan, -lecgean; he -legeþ, -legþ, -lehþ, pl. -lecgaþ; p. -legde, -léde , pl. -legdon, -lédon; pp. -legd, -léd; v. trans. [a from, lecgan to lay] .

to placelay downthrow downsuppresslay asidecease fromponerecollocareprosterneredeponereabjicererelinquereomittereto imposeinflict uponimponereimmittereto diminishtake awayrefuseimminueredeprimerereprimere

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He mec on þeóstre alegde he laid me in darkness, Exon. 28b; Th. 87, 11; Cri. 1423: Beo. Th. 4395; B. 2194: 67; B. 34: 6273; B. 3141. He hond alegde he laid down the hand, 1673; B. 834.

gram

(adj.)
Grammar
gram, grom; adj. [grama anger]
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Grame me forhogedon my enemies despised me, 118, 141: 104, 15: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 2; Jud. 238. Grame manige fremde þeóda many hostile and strange nations; alienigenæ, Ps. Th. 82, 6: 118, 138: Exon. 126 b; Th. 485, 26; Rä. 72, 3.

Linked entry: grom

magu-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
magu-rinc, es; m.

A childyoung mana manwarrior

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Fox 10, 111; Met. 10, 56. Cwom LX monna . . ne meahton magorincas ofer mere feolan, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 9; Rä. 23, 5. Magorinca heáp ( the men in Hrothgar's hall ), Beo. Th. 1464; B. 730. Magorinca mód, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 51; Met. 1, 26

ge-hédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hédan, p. de; pp. ed.

to hideconcealcondĕreabscondĕreto acquireobtainseizeobtĭnēredeprehendĕre

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Met. Fox 20, 302; Met. 20, 151. to acquire, obtain, seize; obtĭnēre, deprehendĕre Ǽr he gehéde ðæt he ǽr æfter spyrede until he seizes that which he before sought after, Bt. Met. Fox 27, 29; Met. 27, 15.

hǽlu

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Hé hǽlo ábeád Maria mycle, Men. 50. Gabrihel hǽlo bodade, Cri. 202. Beádas hǽlo ł groetas salutate, Mt. L.

regn-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
regn-þeóf, -es; m.

An arch-thief

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An arch-thief Regnþeóf ne lǽt [] on sceade sceððan, Exon. Th. 453, 14;Hy 4, 14. Swá nú regnþeófas ríce dǽlaþ (cf. regintheoƀos farstelad (Mat. vi. 19). Hel. 1646), Cd. Th. 212, 12;Exod. 538

þrítig-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrítig-feald, adj.

Thirty-fold

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Thirty-fold Mid þrittifealdne héhnysse tricena altitudine, Hpt. Gl. 445, 8. Sum berð þrittigfealdne wæstm, Homl. Ass. 21, 175: Mt. Kmbl. 13, 8. Þrítigfealdne, Mk. Skt. 4, 20. Ða habbaþ þrittigfealde méde, Homl. Ass. 21, 179

lǽwa

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Hé is mín lǽwa hic me tradet Hml. . Th. ii. 244, 5. Hwílon cweþað preóstas ꝥ Crístes lǽwa . . . mage wið Críst hine betellan, swilce hé neádunge gefremode ꝥ fácn wið hine, Hml. S. 27, 157. Add

on-lúcan

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Add Ðonne seó cest bið onlocen, þonne cymeð ðǽr upp wunderlic stenc, Shrn. 67, 27. add Hé ús onlýhð, nú ús bóceras beteran secgað, lengran lyftwynna, Exod. 529. Se Wísdóm wordhord onleác. Met. 6, 1

díglian

(v.)
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</b> to hide something from a person :-- Of þysum þe hý dýgledon , 30, 5

CEARU

(n.)
Grammar
CEARU, caru, cearo, e; f.

CARE, sorrow, griefcura, dolor, mæror

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Gehýr me, ðonne ic to ðé bidde ceare full hear me, when I, full of care, pray to thee. Ps. Th. 140, 1. Ic sceolde ána míne ceare cwíðan I must bewail my care alone, Exon. 76b; Th. 287, 4; Wand. 9 : Ps. Th. 118, 145, 147.

Linked entries: cara care caru cearo

git

(pronoun.)
Grammar
git, gyt; nom.

You twovos duoσφŵï, σφώof you twovestrŭm duorumσφŵïν σφŵνto you twovobis duobusσφŵïν σφŵνyou twovos duosσφŵï, σφώthou

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Git me freóndscipe cýðaþ you two will shew friendship to me, 117; Th. 152, 3; Gen. 2514. Gyt nyton hwæt gyt biddaþ. Máge gyt drincan ðone calic ðe ic to drincenne hæbbe? Ðá cwǽdon hig, Wyt mágon [vos duo] nescitis quid [vos duo] petatis.

Linked entries: inc incer gyt GYT get

ge-sellan

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</b> to give to eat or drink (infin. ) :-- Ðú gesaldes eatta. . . gesaldon dringe, Mt. L. 25, 35. to hand over. to give into the keeping of, commit, entrust Fíf cræft gesaldes (tradidisti), Mt. L. 25, 20. Gesaldest, 22.